New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07
MEN NET on 4 MlRcH SATURDAY.
WHAT THEY SAID TO sTEoLLFR-sTomEs AHoU
Dying CATTLE fXAGGERATfD.

WHAT THEY SAID TO a sTEoLLER-sTOIIEs ABOUT
DYING CATTLE fXAGGERATfD.
The bracing tendency OF March air showed itself on the
rudy checks Of pedestrians Saturday. Jesse Selis
man. the banker. with his broad face and heavy sci
frame was seen passing MP from his weeks Ahors
in the financial world He looks always as though he was
smns heard story about him yesterday. DuIihgtno
war many wounded soldiers sent North FOR hospital
treatment Hebrew Institution In this city opened ls
door 10 "a number Of from Cincinnati and southern
Ohio They were great porkeatcrs but In the lIebIe"
hospital pork was hensteeth. Mr selisman
who was "A trustee OF tho hospital. overheard some
OF the sick complaining ono day that they got no
uork When he went down town that morning he wills
pcred into the Of Colonel william L. Strong IN Oh
Ohio man. that II decncy fried pork should be
slipped into hospital to the lamenting soldier boz a.
no thought the Hebrew attendants would be perfectly
well satisfied TO have done By the following day Colo
mel Strong had mustered force OF ladies and gentlemen
who paid visit TO the hospital carrying with them
generous supply Of the much desired food
In the throng discover =. T. studcbAker. one Of the
studehakcr brother who have made fortunes IN the man
ufacture Of farm wagons tho West their central ds
ributlng point being Chicago They are all large men
with bushy. long black whiskers, which
make them notable In appearance. A. We walk along
Mr. stuArbakor tells about the prospects Tor
the great hotel and convention hall AT Chicago II Is GA
the square adjoining their large warehouse ana ue
stude6akers are stockholders in the company " IL Is
the greatest hotel IN the world. hc SAYS Inc accom-
structure kind. We building II a. nlnNcsth'ht
and expect 10 make at least per cent Tue 'hl,ag"
man who makes that uo~adays i pretty wei -ali'nSu
n he makes per cent ho IS satisfied although fe "oud
make more II he could"
Colonel L. j. Hunter Of 81 Louis u coming out OF the
Hoffman House lie the Old president OF the National
CatteGrowers Association. aud takes from his pocket
letters that he has received from the Northwest from
which he reads showing that the reports OF the
destruction OF cattle IN the Northwest have been much
exaggerated. Ho says: My soninlaw Is IN con
slant communication for with the big cattegro"cI'
I'm wyoming Montana and other localities. In letters
received from him to-day ne tells me the same hihg tht
have stated 10 The reports that come mere "n''
fine destruction cattle come from the fact that uafr
rs from the Northwest large numbers or cacd-'s
along The lines railroad and take II FOR grdnt"d tis
mi. represents the condition OF affairs all over inc co
fry whereas only the result OF the weaker c1tlo
crowding the railroad routes ana there dying
Nathaniel Page, OF Washington, with his Dushy gray
whiskers and shrewd intcigentlookng face Jauniiy
atred suit Of light gray, crosses my vision as ne
takes a coupe and drives to the French steamer. lie
tells lac Is OF FOR Europe 10 be gone three or ior
months being called thore by his law practice. III II
worth noting that Mr. Pages recent return from
Europe hc predicted ~ that II war should break o
Europe, its eliminating point would be between Au'
tria md